Sunday, September 24, 2023

Ethiopian-American Contractor Charged with Spying for Ethiopia

 The Washington Post published on 21 September 2023 an article titled "State and Justice Dept. Contractor Charged with Spying for Ethiopia" by Spencer S. Hsu.

A contract employee for the State and Justice departments has been charged with passing classified information since August 2022 to an official associated with Ethiopia's intelligence service.  Abraham Teklu Lemma of Silver Spring, Maryland, faces three separate counts according to the FBI.